There is Guanyin Mountain Temple on Guanyin Mountain. Guanyin Mountain Temple is dedicated to Guanyin Bodhisattva. A nun sits under the seat of Guanyin Bodhisattva, meditating and chanting sutras. Looking at the nun, she looked less than twenty years old, with a childish face and a pair of eyes as clear as water. It seemed as if a stone had been thrown into the eyes, causing ripples to break up the clear lake water from time to time.
There used to be many nuns in Guanyin Mountain Temple, but after a group of bandits came to the mountain, these nuns fled. When Zeng Jinyi came, the place had been empty for a while.
Before she came, she was ordained by Master Xuan En of Dongshan Temple and was named Pure Heart. After being ordained, her heart was indeed pure. She practiced asceticism all the way and found this nunnery, where she decided to cultivate her moral character and spend the rest of her life.
The bandits came back almost at the same time as her. She went up the mountain and became the only nun in the nunnery, while the bandits went back into the mountain. But they were all polite to her, and no one made trouble. She knew in her heart that this was because those bandits were not bandits in the first place. That was what she thought at the beginning. It was just that they had their own pursuits, just as she had her own pursuits at the beginning. However, she seemed to have given up on the pursuit now, and those people Still persistently pursuing what they want. She thinks this is fine. Currently, in the corner of her heart that has not been completely purified, there is a great need for the existence of such an organization, because this is an organization that has promised her, and their leader - that is what they say The general - actually a bandit leader, to be precise, a leader of a riot organization, once said that he would help her get revenge. She felt very distressed, feeling that she had not yet achieved the purity of heart that Master Xuan En said. Although she had been trying to be patient, the past was not easy to forget.
According to what Master Xuan En said, she had nothing to worry about and could just be a little nun with peace of mind. She could escape into Buddhism in advance before the Red Luan Star moved, and she would never be able to move again. But she had a scar. Although it was healed a lot by Master Xuan En, it was still a scar after all, and she was still a little girl. The old monk didn't quite understand these things, but the general seemed to understand. In the past few days, he He often comes up to the mountain to have heart-to-heart talks with me, talking about Buddhism and the world and human relations. He knows a lot and is not that reckless guy.
Sometimes she also wonders, is this not good, I am a nun...? But the man didn't do anything extraordinary, he just talked about some insights. Master Xuan En said that people in Buddhism should become spiritual mentors, listeners, and people who answer questions and resolve doubts in the world. Isn’t that what I did?
That day in the Amitabha Cave of Guanghua Temple, I was filled with hatred and was persuaded by Xuan En, the eminent monk of Dongshan Temple. Everything has an effect and there must be a cause. Where there is life, there is death. How you die depends on others and yourself. What is it? Such a person will die in a certain way. The reason for his father's death is that his father is Zeng Xuanying, the head of Huashan. This is his gain. If he has his gains, he will have his losses, and so he will die. As for my hatred, it was just my obsession at the time. I was obsessed that not taking revenge would be unfilial and I would be sorry for my father. In fact, this obsession is hypocritical, it is for the world to see, and it is a desire. , is not true filial piety, true filial piety is to forget filial piety, but to always be happy in front of the parents' knees. If the parents have passed away, one should be grateful for the kindness of the parents in life and continue the legacy of the parents. In the world, only the Buddha is the most selfless. The World Honored One allowed a hungry tiger to eat him without any hatred, so he could become a Buddha. It is difficult for ordinary people to do this, so most people cannot become a Buddha, but everyone Everyone has the potential to become a Buddha, because everyone has a heart of compassion. Compassion is the most immeasurable magic weapon in the world. It can overcome all hardships and overcome all sufferings. A person who sees his nature with compassion will never lose his great virtue because of his own obsession...
After some teachings by Master Xuan En, Zeng Jinyi suddenly realized that the so-called hatred is actually the source of all suffering in this world. Without hatred, there would be no evil desires caused by hatred. People can have desires, and they can also There are many behaviors for the sake of desire, but if there is hatred, then you will do anything for the sake of desire, which is evil desire. As long as a person controls not to generate hatred due to desire, he will not take desperate risks, will not be blinded by hatred, and will not go astray. Some people, even many decent people, believe that revenge must be taken, but they do not know that while taking revenge, they have already fallen into an inhuman situation. The avenger responds to violence with violence, and he is also the perpetrator of violence. This is the result of the cause of hatred. Therefore, what I have to practice is to get rid of hatred.
In this way, Zeng Jinyi had an epiphany and became a Buddhist disciple. She realized so quickly that she was indeed destined to the Buddha. This made Xuan En very happy. However, the results of her enlightenment also made Xuan En shake his head. In his opinion, it was absolutely impossible to practice abstinence and control hatred separately. It's possible, but this pure mind is enlightened just like that. Xuan En tried to correct it, but it made her sink deeper and deeper. While Xuan En was ordaining her, he also hesitated a lot, as if he didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse, but it was useless to say anything now. Once a person is enlightened, he will move forward and it is difficult to make changes. He looked at Zeng Jinyi with complicated emotions, handed her an ultimatum and a letter of introduction, and told her that she could go to Kuishan. He didn't tell her where Kuishan was, he just wanted her to find it by herself. If she found it, she could go up the mountain to practice with a letter of introduction. Of course, he had actually been following not far behind along the way. He wanted to see whether the newly ordained disciple was a Buddha or a demon.
Zeng Jinyi didn't know Xuan En's worries. She asked along the way and found out where Kuishan Mountain was. There was a mountain over there called Guanyin Mountain and a temple on the mountain called Guanyin Mountain Temple.
Xuan En watched Zeng Jinyi safely find Guanyin Mountain Temple and go up the mountain to practice, and his heart fell to the ground. However, he didn't know that in addition to the Guanyin Mountain Temple, there was also a Guanyin Hall in this mountain. He didn't even know that Zeng Jinyi was going further and further on the path of controlling hatred.
Everything in Guanyin Temple has been forgotten by me with my eyes closed. Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. Jingxin decided to go down the mountain to travel in the clouds. He might go to Lingnan first. It is said that the Sixth Patriarch Huineng preached in Lingnan. I wonder if there are any sacred sites of Zen Buddhism.
"Miss Zeng... oh no... Jing Xin, are you really planning to leave? You're alone, this... you'd better think about it seriously!" Chen Quanzhong still couldn't change his words and called her Shitai, and heard Jing Xin say that he wanted to go down the mountain. Finally, he was taken aback.
"Well, Almsgiver Chen, I would like to thank you for your help to our temple in the past few days. I will thank you again someday." Jingxin said as the abbot of Guanyinshan Temple.
Chen Quanzhong put down a pack of incense paper, lit a burner of incense, and bowed before the golden statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva.
Jingxin waited for him to finish this series of actions and then said: "From now on, I have to trouble the donor to visit the mountain often and add some incense so that Guanyin Bodhisattva can save all sentient beings."
"Do you want to learn kung fu?" Chen Quanzhong asked suddenly. He knew that Jingxin was determined to leave.
"Why did the donor say this?"
"You are alone in the world. If you don't learn some self-defense techniques, I'm afraid it won't be possible."
Regardless of whether Jingxin agreed or not, Chen Quanzhong picked up a wooden stick in the nunnery and started dancing. In half an hour, he performed the "Fisherman's Stick Technique" twice. I saw that the stick technique was soft yet strong, just like watching a fisherman rocking a boat on the river to catch fish.
Jing Xin watched Chen Quanzhong dance for a while, neither agreeing to learn nor refusing to learn, but the set of moves was memorized unconsciously.
"If you really want to leave, I suggest you wait a few days before setting off. The snow has just stopped and has not yet melted in many places, making the road difficult to travel! Besides, it is not that cold outside at this time of year."
"Don't you think this is a good time to practice?" Jingxin retorted.
"You're right, but if you wait a few days, you might be able to meet some people."
"Oh? Don't you think it's too early now, poor nun? If we are destined, we will meet each other. If not, why bother to persevere."
"Okay! When you leave, I'll ask the brothers to see her off together. They get along very well with the girl."
"No need, the poor and the nuns come and go alone."
Chen Quanzhong clasped his fists and exited the Guanyin Hall. Looking at Jingxin standing in front of the Bodhisattva from the door, he was at a loss for a long time before going down the mountain.
